Apotop

S3C 256GB

S3C 256GB
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Effective Speed -24%Effective Speed -24%Average Score -29%Read 4%, Write -45%, 4K Read -41%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -32%Peak Score -29%Read 2%, Write -65%, 4K Read -46%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -37%, SusWrite -34%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -52%DQ Read -28%, DQ Write -27%, DQ Mixed -73%, ADQ Read -48%, ADQ Write -32%, ADQ Mixed -158%, Age -20%, AS-SSD Total -27%

Average Bench: 79.4% (491^st of 1072)

Based on 279 user benchmarks. Model: APOTOP SSD S3C

Poor: 54%Average: 79.4% Great: 95%

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Good average bench

The Apotop S3C 256GB averaged 20.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Apotop S3C 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 101MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 77.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apotop S3C 256GB is 41.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Apotop S3C 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 224MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 274MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 279 samples)

Rank 49179.4%

Min	Avg	Max
374	Read 475	516
247	Write 280	293
50.3	Mixed 274	365
112	SusWrite 224	289
69.7% 313 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.1	4K Read 24.3	29.4
23	4K Write 77.6	113
14	4K Mixed 31	42.6
118% 44.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.5	DQ Read 220	286
59.8	DQ Write 219	281
13.5	DQ Mixed 101	191
109% 180 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 2 months ago.

114GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N0530A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 230 272 195 222 212 MB/s

94.8% Outstanding

Write 283

Mixed 285

SusWrite 229

73% 327 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 42.5

157% 60.7 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 270

DQ Mixed 185

162% 241 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

63GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N0530A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 185 274 216 283 240 MB/s

93.3% Outstanding

Write 282

Mixed 284

SusWrite 235

73% 328 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 40.3

155% 60.6 MB/s

DQ Read 268

DQ Write 224

DQ Mixed 176

151% 223 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

238GB free

Firmware: N0530A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 276 280 284 286 286 MB/s

84.9% Excellent

Write 266

Mixed 250

SusWrite 276

70% 314 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 75.3

4K Mixed 34.2

120% 44.5 MB/s

DQ Read 281

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 183

163% 246 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 months ago.

24GB free

Firmware: N0530A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 199 163 153 153 154 MB/s

84.7% Excellent

Write 286

Mixed 283

SusWrite 176

69% 310 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 90.4

4K Mixed 37.8

136% 51.4 MB/s

DQ Read 278

DQ Write 273

DQ Mixed 186

164% 246 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

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System: Dell Precision M6600

CPU
Core i7-2720QMIntel $85Bench 58%, 7,798 samples	109x
Core i7-2860QMIntel $469Bench 62%, 4,317 samples	102x
Core i7-2760QMIntel $130Bench 60%, 10,423 samples	84x

GPU
Quadro 3000MNvidiaBench 6%, 2,560 samples	237x
Quadro 4000MNvidiaBench 8%, 1,114 samples	91x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples	88x

SSD
S3C 256GBApotopBench 79%, 279 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples	15x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 45%, 359 samples	15x
HMT451S6MFR8C-PB HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 HMT451S6MFR8C-PB HMT351S6BFR8C-H9 16GBHynixBench 45%, 20 samples	13x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $85

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Average Bench: 79.4% (491^st of 1072)

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